Where does “endenture” come from?

endenture (French) comes from Old French endenteure, from Old French endenter, from Latin dēns, from Italian dente, from Latin dens, from Proto-Italic dents, from Proto-Indo-European h₃dónts, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- — to eat.

Ancestry of “endenture”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchendenteure—
2Old Frenchendenterto provide with teeth
3Latindēnsa tooth
4Italiandentetooth; cog, prong
5Latindenstooth; a spike, prong, or any tooth-like...
6Proto-Italicdentstooth
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃dóntstooth
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ed-to eat

Words derived from “endenture”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- →